Tonight's game is the first of two meetings between the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets.
The two teams will meet again on March 16th in Denver.

Last contest...The Wizards defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-99, on February 17th at
Verizon Center... Andray Blatche poured in a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, this
marked Blatche's first ever career performance of 30+ points and 10+ rebounds...Mike Miller
scored 17 points and continued his hot shooting from three-point range, as he went a perfect 5-of-5
from beyond the arc...JaVale McGee posted his first double-double of the season with 14 points
and 11 rebounds in his first start...Newly acquired Josh Howard added 14 points for Washington.

Mike Miller is averaging 15.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in his last six games. Over this stretch,
Miller is shooting .660 percent from the field (35-of-53) and .792 percent from beyond the arc (19-
of-24).

Miller has currently made 11 straight three-point field goals. Miller is the first player to make 11
straight three-pointers since Cleveland's Delonte West did it last season during a stretch spanning
1/9/09--2/22/09.

Miller is two consecutive three-pointers made from tying the NBA's all-time record and Washington's
all-time record of consecutive three-pointers made. Former Bullet Brent Price made 13 in a
row in January of 1996 with Washington. He shares the NBA record with Terry Mills who also
made 13 straight in December of 1996.

Washington-Denver connections...Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony hails from Baltimore, MD,
and attended Towson Catholic High School in Towson, MD and Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson,
VA….Nuggets rookie point guard Ty Lawson was born in Clinton, Maryland and attended
Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland from 2003-2004… Lawson later transferred
to and graduated from Oak Hill Academy in Virginia…Wizards Head Coach Flip Saunders
coached Chauncey Billups in Minnesota from 2000-02 and in Detroit from 2005-08 …Nuggets assistant
coach and class of 2008 Basketball Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley was born in Washington
DC, attended DeMatha High School, and worked two years as a studio analyst during Wizards
telecasts before leaving to coach Denver.